Evacuations soar for High Park fire

Fire officials have greatly expanded the reach of evacuations from the High Park fire in Larimer County.

On Sunday morning, county officials said areas west of Masonville all the way past Poudre Park and into the lower Poudre Canyon were under evacuation.

Evacuations have been ordered for

Stove Prairie Road north along County Road 27 to Colorado 14, east along Colorado 14 to approximately mile marker 111, southeast to Rist Canyon Fire Station 1, then back west to to include Wilderness Ridge Way, Rist Creek Road, Spring Valley Road and County Road 41 and all of the roads that run off of it.

All of Rist Canyon (west of 27E) and all roads off of it, including Whale Rock Road and Davis Ranch Road. South 3 additional miles on County Road 44H to just north of Stringtown Gulch Road.

The Poudre Park area from mile marker 111 to mile marker 118.

All residents from County Road 27E to Bellvue and for the area south and west of Bellvue, including Lory State Park and Red Stone Canyon, and Buckhorn Road from Masonville up to Stove Prairie School.

Well over 1,500 notifications (contacts, not residents) have been sent for evacuations on this fire. The Cache la Poudre Middle School and the McKee Building at the Budweiser Event are set up as evacuation centers.